Archive for November, 2010

PERTH AMBOY--City officials and volunteers from various Perth Amboy business organizations will join forces today on a project to beautify the southeast corner of the intersection of Smith Street and Convery Boulevard, an area that is considered to be the primary gateway to the city. »

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – Holidays are filled with good cheer and good food. For many, the holiday season can lead to unwanted weight gain. »

UNION – The YM-YWHA of Union has added a new art instructor. »

ROSELAND– Commuting can be an expensive proposition. Not only do you have to deal with fluctuating gas prices, there are also tolls, parking and car maintenance to consider. »

HILLSIDE -- The Concert Artist Program of Kean University presents Latin American Mosaic on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 8 p.m. in Enlow Recital Hall featuring Martha Marchena, piano, and Lisa Hansen, flute. »

UNION -- Kean University’s Concert Artists will perform arrangements for brass and percussion on Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. in Kean Hall. »

UNION – Calvary Assembly of God will host a Thanksgiving Eve service on Nov. 25 at the church’s Union location, at 953 West Chestnut Street, beginning at 7:30 p.m. »

EDISON – Rhona Eserner, Upper School Head at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison, announced the names of students placed on the Honor Roll and Honor Roll with Distinction for the first quarter of the 2010-2011 academic year. »

WESTMINSTER, Md. – The Kean University women's basketball team placed five players in double-figures to cruise to a 102-62 win over Juniata College to capture the McDaniel Tip-Off Tournament Championship on Saturday afternoon. »

CLARK – Students at Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School enjoyed the PTA sponsored pumpkin and mum sale last month. Pictured are second graders from Ellen Tamburino’s class. »

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Senior forward Jonathan Jones scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed a season-best 20 rebounds, however the Kean University men's basketball team fell to Division I University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, 86-68 on Saturday afternoon. »

ELIZABETH—Benedictine Academy, an all-female Catholic college prep high school in Elizabeth, has released its first quarter honor roll. Thirty-four exemplary students at the Academy were named to first and second honors based on outstanding academic performance. »

KENILWORTH -- St. Theresa Grammar School in Kenilworth and the student council is having their annual food drive. Students from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade are bringing in assigned items for the church food pantry from canned goods to stuffing. »

EDISON -- Third and fourth graders in Kathy Merklinger and Ellen Colandrea’s classes at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison collected $355 for UNICEF on Halloween. »

CLARK – Frank K. Hehnly Elementary School fifth graders participated in the Union County Anti-Drug poster contest as part of their Red Ribbon week activities last month. »

RAHWAY -- Students in Mrs. Johnson's fifth grade class at Roosevelt School in Rahway are observing the layers of the earth. Pictured are Isabel Elliott and Samantha Nievas. The earth layer cake was made by Miss Scotti. »

EDISON -- Students from the Model United Nations Club at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison attended the 19th Annual Rutgers Model United Nations Conference in downtown New Brunswick from Nov. 11 to 14 with Allyson Schieve, Model United Nations Advisor and Director of the Writing Center. »

Every year around this time, public attention focuses on enormous evergreen trees – the kind that are festooned in twinkling lights at Rockefeller Center, the White House lawn and other public places. »

TRENTON –Former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas and a longtime aide have pleaded guilty to corruption charges, including charges that they solicited an illicit payment of $58,000 from a city vendor and illegally funneled money into Vas’ congressional campaign via straw donors to evade campaign funding and reporting rules. »

TRENTON – There was no jackpot winner in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, but two third prize-winning tickets worth $10,000 each were sold by New Jersey retailers. Saturday’s Powerball jackpot could be worth $50 million. »